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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
NIN HAS CONTRIBUTED TO NUTRITION SCIENCE AND POLICY IN THE COUNTRY OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS- DR. HEMALATHA
OFFICER TRAINEES OF THE INDIAN INFORMATION SERVICE  VISIT ICMR-NIN
The NIN has always been at the forefront of need-based, pragmatic research and has been of great practical value in the nation's fight against malnutrition said National Institute of Nutrition Director Dr. R Hemalatha. Interacting with a group of Officer Trainees of the Indian Information Service  of the 2020 batch on Tuesday at NIN , Director said that being the oldest in the fraternity of institutes under the Indian Council of Medical Research  , National Institute of Nutrition  Hyderabad is contributing in the wide areas through its research activities in the areas of nutrition, food safety, public health and policy.
Director further elaborated the kind of programmes and activities carried by the institute, thereby contributing to the nutrient requirements for various National Nutrition programmes such as Integrated Child Development Services , Mid-day Meal  programme etc .
As a part of this session ICMR-NIN Scientist, Dr. G.M Subba Rao interacted with the officer trainers and cleared their doubts on various aspects related to Health and Nutrition related communication. Calling media as a powerful tool, Dr. G.M Subba Rao reiterated the importance health communication at grass root level and advised the officers to be good communicators and quell the misinformation circulated in social media especially in this covid -19 times.
He further said that the many scientific, semi-scientific and popular publications which are results of NIN research have been brought available to the public for disseminating.
Sr. Scientists Dr.Avula Laxmaiah, Dr.M.Maheshwar briefed the officers about the various studies and nutritional surveys conducted by NIN.
Dr. P. Manas Krishna Kanth, Deputy Director PIB, Varganti Gayathri Media communication officer PIB including Officer Trainees Ashish Goyal, Sri Sai vempati, Balanagendran D,Anurag Kumar K have participated in the session.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Mongla and Chattogram declared as Ports of Call under the “Coastal Shipping Agreement” between India and Bangladesh: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today the Minister of State for Shipping  and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya informed that under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade  between India and Bangladesh, the following are existing Ports of Call in the two countries on Indo-Bangladesh Protocol  route:
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India
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Kolkata
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Haldia
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Pandu
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Karimganj
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Silghat
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Dhubri
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Bangladesh
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Narayanganj
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Khulna
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Mongla
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Sirajganj
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Ashuganj
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Pangaon
He said that the Port of Mongla is declared as Port of Call under PIWT&T and Chattogram port is not part of PIWT&T. Mongla and Chattogram are declared as Ports of Call under the “Coastal Shipping Agreement” between India and Bangladesh. A MoU, Agreement and Standard Operating Procedure  on the use of Chattogram Port & Mongla Ports for movement of goods to & from India have been signed by India and Bangladesh.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
NEET and Other Common Entrance Examination
The Union Government does not have any plan to suspend the NEET and other common entrance examinations.The NEET-  & NEET-  2021 examinations are scheduled to be held on 11th September, 2021 and 12th September, 2021 respectively.
The examination shall be conducted with all due precautions and following all protocol including maintaining COVID appropriate behavior. Further, the following additional protective measures for the candidates and examination personnel are proposed towards the safe conduct of the exam:
- The number of Examination Centers have been increased across the country to avoid crowding and long travel by the candidates.
- Admit cards being issued to the candidates will bear a Covid e-pass for facilitating easy movement of the candidates.
- Staggered entry and exit of candidates from Exam Centers.
- All candidates will be checked at the entry point for recording of temperature. Candidates detected with above normal temperature, will be allowed to take the examination in a separate isolation lab created for this purpose.
- Use of face mask shall be compulsory for the candidates and they will be provided with a protective gear safety kit comprising of a face shield, a face mask and hand sanitizer.
- Measures will be taken to control crowd outside the examination center.
The domain of exams in respect of arts and science lies with the concerned Universities / States.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
AAI inducts two new B-360 type of aircraft into the AAI Flight Inspection Fleet
To meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational/landing aids installed at airports in India andPBN Procedures validation, Airports Authority of India  has today added two new B-360 type of aircraft equipped with advanced state-of -the -art Flight Inspection system into the AAI Flight Inspection Fleet. With the induction of these new aircraft in its fleet, AAI will be able to accomplish the timely flight calibration of the Ground Radio Navigational/visual aids at all airports in the country. AAI will also provide necessary support by undertaking flight calibrations in the neighboring countries, which will also lead to generation of revenue.
The induction of two new aircraft into active flight calibration service was flagged off by Shri JyotiradityaScindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel; General  Vijay Kumar Singh, Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation & Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Civil Aviation, Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman, AAI in a Poojan Ceremony held at Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi.
The Flight Inspection Unit of Airports Authority of India is a very critical component in the safety chain of Air Navigation Service provided by Airports Authority of India throughout the Indian airspace. Considering the importance of aviation infrastructures and expanding network of airports in the country, navigational aids are also being set up at all airports for safe flight movements.
On this occasion, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel said, “AAI has inducted two new B-360 type of aircraft equipped with advanced technology into the AAI Flight Inspection Unit’s Fleet. Flight calibration services ensure efficient and safe operation of aircraft by validating various Air Navigation Services Procedures”
These aircraft will be used in Calibrating the Category I, II and III Instrument Landing Systems, DVORs, DME, NDB, Radar, GBAS, PAPI, TACAN etc. They will also be validating the RNP and LPV procedures as also the Instrument Approach Letdown procedures for DVOR/DME and ILS.
Flight Inspection being critical in ensuring the best international standards as set by the International Civil Aviation Organization , needs to keep pace to ensure Indian aviation gets this equipment to function to the strictest parameters. Presently, The FIU of AAI operates One Dornier-228 and One B-350 aircraft for Flight Calibration /Inspection purposes and calibrates the Navigational aids like, Doppler VOR, DME, NDB, Landing aids like Instrument Landing Systems and Precision Approach Path Indicator installed at the numerous airports around the country.
Established in 1959 at Bamrauli, Allahabad known as Prayagraj, FIU was shifted to Safdarjung Airport in 1986. Starting with Dakota aircraft, FIU then moved on to HS748 AVRO and then on to Dornier DO-228 and Beechcraft King Air B350.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Minister of State Shri Kailash Choudhary to inaugurate the Regional Conference of Cluster Based Business Organizations  in Jaipur
The conference will be helpful for small and marginal farmers to make them economically empowered and for creating awareness on new production technology
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shri Kailash Choudhary will inaugurate Regional Conference of Cluster Based Business Organizations  tomorrow in Jaipur. The conference is being organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare on 06th May, 2022 at Birla Auditorium, Statue Circle, C Scheme, Rambagh, Jaipur, Rajasthan under the Scheme of 'Formation & Promotion of 10,000 FPOs'.
The conference is farmer centric in nature and helpful for small and marginal farmers to make them economically empowered and for creating awareness on new production technology, services and marketing including value addition and better income generation for farmers.
The objective of the scheme is to provide holistic and broad-based supportive ecosystem to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs. The scheme envisages adequate hand holding and financial support to the FPOs for five years. Through the Scheme, farmers will be able to access quality inputs, technology, credit, and marketing through economies of scale.
Various issues will be discussed in the conference including discussion on expectations from CBBOs, Knowledge sharing by CBBOs on best practices, discussion on Training and Capacity Building of Stakeholders, Open discussion on various issues/ suggestions related to successful implementation of the scheme etc.
Different categories of specialists from the domain of Crop Husbandry, Agri Marketing, Value addition and Processing, Social mobilization, etc. will be participate in the conference.
Agriculture Minister, Government of Rajasthan Shri Lalchand Kataria, Minister of State, Agriculture Marketing, Government of Rajasthan Shri Murari Lal Meena and Members of Parliament, Lok Sabha Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore & Shri Ramcharan Bohara along with other dignitaries will also attend the conference.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC Appoints Design and Fashion Icon Sunil Sethi, as Advisor
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission  has appointed Shri Sunil Sethi, a leading personality in the Indian fashion industry, as its advisor. Sethi will advise the Commission on latest design interventions in the readymade garments segment as well as promotion of Khadi in India and abroad.
According to a statement of KVIC, Mr Sethi’s appointment is for a period of one year. Earlier, renowned fashion designer Ms Ritu Beri served as advisor to KVIC whose term expired recently.
KVIC said that Mr Sethi has over four decades of experience in global merchandising, where he has contributed significantly to the growth of Indian handicrafts, design and the textile industry, through many innovative and successful initiatives. As Chairman of the Fashion Design Council of India, which is represented by 400 designers, Sethi has been working to take Indian fashion industry global.
“Sustainable growth of Khadi in the fashion industry, both locally and internationally, is the key idea behind the appointment. KVIC has already marked its advent on the global platform and from here on we must capitalize on every opportunity. Khadi artisans are capable of producing the finest quality and the most unique fabric in the world and with the newest design innovations, Khadi can be a favourite of a vast global consumer segment,” KVIC Chairman, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said.
Incidentally, KVIC said, this is also aligned with the clarion call of the Prime Minister - Local to Global and Vocal for Local - in the context of Indian manufacturing sector. The development assumes greater significance in wake of the growing buzz around Indian handcrafted products and the consumers increasingly becoming fashion-oriented.
KVIC informed that before being appointed Advisor to the KVIC, Sethi has discharged advisory roles in various government bodies like the HHEC, National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, Ministry of Textile, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture. He has also served as Member, Board of Governors, at the National Institute of Fashion Technology .
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
VACANT POSTS
As per Annual report of Pay Research Unit of Department of Expenditure, following is position w.r.t. vacancies as on 01.03.2018:-
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Sanctioned strength
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Employee in position
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Vacant posts
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3802779
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3118956
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683823
Vacancies in the Central Government are caused due to retirement, resignation, death, promotion etc. and the posts falling vacant are required to be filled as per recruitment rules by the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations. Filling up of vacant posts is a continuous process depending on the vacancies arising across Ministries/Departments during the year and action calendar of the recruiting agencies.
During the current year 2019-20, three recruiting agencies namely, Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission & Railway Recruitment Board have made recommendations for recruitment to the following posts:-
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UPSC
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4,399
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SSC
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13,995
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RRB
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1,16,391
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TOTAL
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1,34,785
Further, recruiting agencies like SSC, Railway Recruitment Board, Postal Service Board and Ministry of Defence are in process of filling up of 3,10,832 vacant posts, including 27652 vacant posts of defence civilians.
Recruitment against vacant posts is a continuous process. By the time vacancies reported by a Department get filled up, some new vacancies arise. Where a post remains vacant for more than two years/three years , the same becomes “deemed abolished” as per Department of Expenditure OM No. 7/E-Coord-I/2007 dated 12.04.2017. Such posts are revived based on the functional justification. There is no system of abolishing posts in the Railways.
DOPT issues instructions from time to time for timely and advance action to fill up the vacant posts. Recently, all Ministries/Departments have been requested to take time bound action to fill the existing vacancies in various Ministries/Departments and their attached/subordinate offices vide OM No. 43014/03/2019-Estt dated 21.01.2020.
To reduce the recruitment cycle, recruiting agencies have switched over to computer based on line test, interview for non-gazetted posts has been discontinued and provisional appointment is being made pending verification of antecedents of the candidates.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
MoD conducts ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat – Swatantra Bharat’ quiz on MyGov to create patriotic feeling among youth and masses
As part of forthcoming Independence Day Celebrations 2020, the concept of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ is being promoted in a big way. An online quiz competition on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat – Swatantra Bharat’ is being conducted by Ministry of Defence  in coordination with MyGov during July 29 - August 10, 2020 in order to create patriotic feeling among youth and masses.
There will be 10 cash prizes i.e., first, second, third and seven consolation ones as under:
 1st Prize Rs. 25,000/-
 2nd Prize Rs. 15,000/-
 3rd Prize Rs. 10,000/-
 Consolation prizes  Rs. 5,000/-
Indian citizens aged 14 years and above can participate in the quiz and win the exciting prizes. The quiz is available in MyGov portal on the following link: https://quiz.mygov.in/quiz/aatmanirbhar-bharat-swatantra-bharat-quiz/
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
RECRUITMENT FOR SC/ST
As per the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade , a Coordination Committee for Affirmative Action in the Private Sector was set up by the Prime Minister's Office in 2006. Secretary , Secretary , Secretary  and Secretary  are the members of the Committee. DPIIT is providing the secretarial assistance to the committee. So far 9 meetings of Coordination Committee have been held. In the 1st Coordination Committee meeting, it was stated that the best course for achieving progress on the issue of affirmative action is through voluntary action by the industry itself.
Accordingly, the Apex Industry Associations namely Confederation of Indian Industry , Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India  and Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry  have prepared Voluntary Code of Conduct  for their member companies centered around education, employability and entrepreneurship to achieve inclusion. Measures undertaken by the members of Industry Associations, inter-alia, include scholarships, vocational training, entrepreneurship development programmes, coaching etc.
This information was given by Minister of state for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs is conducting Special Campaign 2.0 from 2nd October 2022 to 31st October 2022 on the lines of Special Campaign conducted in 2021
5,629 campaign sites have been identified for cleanliness campaign
Special focus on field/outstation offices having public interface
Ministry of Home Affairs is conducting Special Campaign 2.0 from 2nd October 2022 to 31st October 2022 on the lines of Special Campaign conducted in 2021. Under the Preparatory Phase , a total of 5,629 campaign sites have been identified for cleanliness campaign by the Ministry with special focus on field/outstation offices having public interface. Pendency in various categories such as MP’s References, Parliamentary Assurances, IMC References, State Government References, PMO References, Public Grievances and PG Appeals were identified for their effective disposal along with files to be weeded out and sent to the NAI.
Special Campaign 2.0 is being carried out by the CAPFs across Leh to Itanagar. Other attached/subordinate offices are also participating actively. A large no. of tweets are also being issued by CAPFs and Delhi Police tagging @PIBHomeAffairs, and the same are being re-tweeted by the PIB twitter handle, as part of publicizing the Special Campaign.
MHA is making all out efforts to achieve the goal of Special Campaign 2.0. Some photographs of the Special Campaign 2.0 are shown below.
Before and After Images of Backside Area of Admin Block, CH Manesar
Before and After Images of 236 BN J.J. COLONY BUS STAND NO.02 BAWANA, N/DLI
Before and After images of F204,204 CoBRA, Karanpur, Chattisgarh
Chakia Bus Stand, Chandauli, Date 03/10/2022
G.B.PANT HOSPITAL, B.B.CANTT. SRINAGAR ON DATED 12/10/2022
B.O.C Chawk Goalpara dtd 11/10/2022
MT Park  as on dated 10/10/2022
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme 
Central Government on 19th January 2022, has approved the continuation of Central Sector Scheme ‘Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme ’ till 31.03.2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier.
Leather and Footwear industries are being beneﬁtted through this programme. IFLDP has been approved for implementation with six sub-schemes and the details are as under:
 Sustainable Technology and Environmental Promotion:- Assistance for each Common Eﬄuent Treatment Plant  would be @80% of the total project cost for North Eastern Areas with industry/beneﬁciary share would be 20% of the project cost and @ 70% of the total project cost for other areas with industry/beneﬁciary share would be 30% of the project cost with a limit of ₹ 200 crore.
 Integrated Development of Leather Sector  :- Assistance provided to the sectoral units for their modernization/capacity expansion/technology upgradation @30% to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise  units and 20% to other units. Financial assistance is provided for North Eastern Areas @40% of cost of plant & machinery to MSME units and 30% to other units. 5% additional grant is provided for domestic manufactured machinery.
 Mega Leather Footwear and Accessories Cluster Development  :Assistance is provided @70% of the project cost in North Eastern areas and @50% of the project cost for other regions subject to depending on the total land area as mentioned in the guidelines and for land development, core infrastructure, social infrastructure, production facilities including ready to use sheds with plug and play facility, R&D support and export services excluding cost of land with maximum Government assistance being limited to ₹ 125 crore.
 Establishment of Institutional Facilities :- Assistance would be provided as a one-time grant-in -aid for establishment/upgradation of the institutional infrastructure of Footwear Design and Development Institute .
 Brand Promotion of Indian Brands in Footwear and Leather Sector :- Central assistance would be provided 50% of total project cost subject to limit of ₹ 3 crore for each brand, each year for the next three years. The share of the Indian Manufacturer would be balance 50% of the project cost.
 Development of Design Studios in Footwear and Leather Sector:- Central assistance would be restricted to 50% of the total subject to a limit of Rs.10 crores to each design studio. The share of beneﬁciary would be balance 50% of the project cost.
Guidelines of these sub-schemes are available on DPIIT’s website whose link is https://dpiit.gov.in/indian-footwear-leather-and-accessories-development-program. All sub-schemes have been on-boarded on National Single Window System . Eligible entrepreneurs can submit application through NSWS online portal which is accessible at https://www.nsws.gov.in/ -> “All schemes” -> Select “Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme” -> Select the applicable sub-scheme".
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
DGT, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Announces Results of All India Trade Test for Craftsmen Training Scheme  2020-2021
The Directorate General of Training , under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, announced results of the All India Trade Test  held in December 2020, for CTS Academic session 2020-2021. The scheme has been implemented in about 15,000 Industrial Training Institutes  across the country for 2018 session  & Trainees having supplementary in Practical and ED only . The results are available at https://ncvtmis.gov.in/pages/marksheet/validate.aspx .
The AITT 2020 Examinations including Computer Based Test  of the trainees under CTS was supposed to be held in July 2020 but due to COVID 19, nationwide lockdown and reopening of ITI could only be undertaken in Sept- Oct, 2020 and in some states, it was further delayed. Thus, to complete syllabus training of 1600 hours, session was extended. Directorate General of Training  scheduled and conducted examinations as follows:
- The practical & Engineering Drawing subjects were conducted in 4 phases  & April, 2021 based upon the readiness of the states). The theoretical portion  were held phase-wise  in Computer Based Test  mode in a single session of 3 hours’ duration instead of two sessions. These measures were taken to suit the Covid scenario and help the trainees.
- The trainees who could not attend examinations due to any reasons in these examinations would be allowed to appear along-with the supplementary examinations, preferably to be held in next two months/ as per prevailing conditions.
- iii. Keeping in view the distances covered by the trainees, the ITIs were made self centres for Practical & Engg Drawing subjects. For CBT, as an aberration, even few private ITIs were also made centres.
For the two year trades, a total of 5,41,123 trainees appeared in the examination, out of which 3,94,576 trainees passed that is a total pass percentage of about 73% in this session. DGT has provisioned Grievances Redressal Mechanism  on which the trainees can register grievance related to result and same will be resolved within a stipulated time frame.
As per the practice, the convocation ceremony is held at the state level with participation from individual ITIs. The State Directorates would be requested to conduct the convocation ceremony accordingly. The country toppers may be facilitated at the national level on the International Skills Day i.e. on 15th July.